How to replace Apple Mail on the iPhone or iPad, and why you might want to

Tips By William Gallagher Monday, September 03, 2018, 05:56 am PT (08:56 am ET) Apple may lock down iPhones and iPads more than it does the Mac, but despite the greater constraints, developers have managed to create Mail alternatives that are more compelling on iOS. AppleInsider looks at what they’ve done and why you should try alternative email apps. Previously on AppleInsider we looked at the reasons to move away from Apple Mail on the Mac. We also pointed out that there were strong reasons to stick with it too. You’d expect the situation to be the same on iOS, especially as many of the apps we’re going to recommend work on both. Yet iPhones and iPads are a different world. Apple sandboxes apps on iOS so that they can’t interfere with each other and consequently they can’t easily cooperate, either. It’s also not possible to replace Apple Mail as the default email app on your iPhone or iPad. If you click on an email address on a website, for instance, it’s going to open up a new message in Apple Mail. So there are technical constraints that make email different on iOS but there are also practical ones because you use iOS on the move. Email on the move needs to be fast. It needs to arrive quickly and notify you promptly so that you’re always up to date. There needs to be easy and swift ways to deal with the email when you’re on the go and can’t… [Read full story]